Where does “paillet” come from?

paillet (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman paillete, from Old French paille, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “paillet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanpailletebundle of straw; chaff
2Old Frenchpaillestraw, chaff
3Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Old French paille →